sanguine
san·guine / ˈsanggwin/ • adj. cheerfully optimistic: they are not sanguine about the prospect.• n. a blood-red color. ∎ a deep red-brown crayon or pencil containing iron oxide.DERIVATIVES: san·guine·ly adv.san·guine·ness n.
sanguine
sanguine (in medieval science and medicine) of or having the constitution associated with the predominance of blood among the bodily humours, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition; the modern use of sanguine to mean cheerfully optimistic derives from this.
In heraldry, sanguine is the name for a blood-red stain used in blazoning.
In heraldry, sanguine is the name for a blood-red stain used in blazoning.
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